Razor blade magazine



y 7, 1953 'E. .1. GRAY 2,644,576

RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE Filed June 4, 1948 INVENTOR L'dwafidJ Gray Patented July 7, 1953 RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE Edward J. Gray, New York, N. Y.; Irene Carol Gray, executrix of said Edward J. Gray, de-

ceased Application June 4, 1948, Serial No. 31,173

3 Claims. (Cl. 20616) This invention relates to a magazine for dispensing conventional safety razor blades,

It is among the objects of the invention to provide a magazine for safety razor blades, that is neat, compact, light in weight and simple and inexpensive to manufacture, utilizing substantially only cardboard and paper stock, having no moving parts that may jam or otherwise become out of order, that may readily be filled in the factory by mass production methods, utilizing substantially the same equipment now employed in as sembling. the conventional razor blade package, that retains a plurality of razor blades therein without the use of springs or clamps, and holds such blades firmly in place, yet ensures convenientv and ready removal of only one blade at a time when desired, without danger of jamming thereof or of injury to the edge of the blade or to the fingers of the user.

According to the invention, these objects are accomplished by the arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which are shown one or more of various possible embodiments of the several features of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the inner wrapper,

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of the outer wrapper,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the outer wrapper and inner wrapper in superposed relation,

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the inner wrapper folded over a double edge safety razor blade and the outer wrapper partially open,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a wrapped double edge safety razor blade,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the magazine,

Fig. '7 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 1-1 of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view with parts broken away of another embodiment of the device,

Referring now to the drawings, the magazine comprises three parts including an inner wrapper I I, an outer wrapper i2 and a cover l3, the inner wrapper being preferably of waxed paper, the outer wraper of ordinary paper and the cover of relatively stiff cardboard.

The inner wrapper l I which is shown in Fig. 1, comprises a substantially rectangular base I5 conforming generally in shape to a conventional double edge safety razor blade l6, and having an opening I l therein extending longitudinally thereof. The lateral edges l9 and IQ of the base I5 each has a flap i8 preferably integral therewith and extending longitudinally thereof, said flaps each being substantially equal in width to the width of the portion it of the base between the lateral edge of the latter and the associated edge l6 of opening .51, so that when said flaps I8 are folded over said base, the adjacent edges 2| of said lateral flaps will be spaced from each other, defining a longitudinal opening therebetween.

A spacing tongue 22 is provided at one end 20 of the base extending longitudinally thereof beyond said end in the center thereof. The tongue 22 is positioned in a notch 23 slit in the end 20 with the root end 24 of said tongue 22 integral with the base of said notch. An attachment fiap 25 is also provided-preferably integral with and extending longitudinally of said base on each side of said notch 23.

The outer wrapper l2 which is shown in Fig. 2, also comprises a substantiallyrectangular base 2? similar in shape to base [5 of the inner wrapper H but of slightly larger overall dimensions, and having an opening 28 therein extending longitudinally thereof. One of the lateral edges 29 of the base 2'! is provided with a substantially rectangular cover 31 having an opening 32 therein extending longitudinally thereof which will be aligned with the opening 28 in base 27 when cover 3| is folded over said base 2'1. The other lateral edge 34 of the base 21 has a flap 35 integral therewith and extendin longitudinally thereof, said flap, at each end thereof, having an ear 35 integral therewith, the function of which will be hereinafter described.

Base 21 has a notch 38 therein in the center of end 39 thereof and an attachment flap 4! is provided, preferably integral With said base on each side of the notch 38 and extending longitudinally thereof.

To facilitate folding of the inner and outer wrappers, score lines are preferably provided along the lateral. edges [9, l9 and 29, 34 of bases l5 and 2'! respectively and ends 20 and 39 of said bases 'as well as along the root end 24 of the spacing tongue 22 on the inner wrapper.

To wrap the individual double edge safety razor blade I'B, inner wrapper I! 'is positioned on outer wrapper [2 with the bases l5 and 21 and the strengthening flaps 25 and 4| thereof substantially aligned as is clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The razor blade I6 is then positioned on the base [-5 of the inner wrapper H with one end of the blade aligned with the root end 24 of the spacing tongue 22. Lateral flaps l8 are then folded over the edges of the blade and the attachment flaps 25 and 4| of both the inner and outer wrappers, and the spacing tongue 22, is

3 then folded over the end of the blade. This is all clearly shown in Fig. 4.

Lateral flap 35 of the outer wrapper I2 is then folded over blade 16, and the cover 3| is thereupon also folded over the blade I6 and the lateral flap 35, being secured thereto as by a drop of glue or other adhesive on the ears 36, thus producing the wrapped blade shown in Fig. 5. It is to be noted that'the notched ends of the bases of the inner and outer wrappers extend beyond the associated end of the blade for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

A plurality of stacked wrapped blades are thereupon positioned in cover 13 Whichis a substantially rectangular sleeve as shown, with the notched ends of the wrappers all in alignment with one of the ends 45 of the cover as shown in Fig. 6. Fastening means, preferably a staple 46, as shown, is provided, securely to retain the wrapped blades in the cover. As the notched ends of the wrappers extend beyond the blade therein, it is apparent that the staple may readily be afiixed in place, the attachment flaps 25 and 4| at the ends of the respective wrappers providing extra thickness to prevent tearing of the said wrappers.

As shown in Fig. 6, the cover l3 has a longitudinal opening 41 therein aligned with the openings in the inner and outer wrappers to permit removal of the blades in the manner hereinafter described.

The side walls of the cover 53 are scored as at 48 to enable the top and bottom thereof to collapse together when the staple 45 is applied more securely to hold the blades in place.

To use the magazine above described, the user need merely place a finger on the exposed face 50 of the uppermost blade I6 in the magazine and slide the latter toward the open ends 5! and 52 of the cover and its associated wrappers, re- L spectively. As such wrappers are held in position by staple E6, the blade will readily slide out of the cover l3, as shown in Fig. 6.

As the user when sliding the uppermost blade will press down on the stack, the blades therebelow will be tightly gripped by their associated wrappers. As the juxtaposed faces of the successive blades are smooth, there will not be suflicient friction between the uppermost blade being manually moved and the blade immediately below to move the latter blade from its wrapper, hence only one blade at a time will move out of the cover.

In the embodiment shown in- Fig. 8, corresponding parts of which have the same reference numerals primed as the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to '7, the inner wrapper l i has been slightly modified to adapt it for use with the conventional single edge safety razor blade. As this blade is generally much heavier than the conventional double edge safety razor blade, more support is needed to retain it in its cover I 3'. To this end, the end of the inner wrapper associated with the open end 5| of the cover l3 has a flap 53 integral therewith which is folded over the associated end of the blade l6, as shown in Fig. 8.

With the single edge blades i6 stacked as heretofore described with respect to blades 16, the blade l6 may be removed from the magazine by merely sliding it toward the open end '51 of the cover i3. As the blade [6' hits against the edge 54 of the flap 53, it will rip therethrough and emerge therefrom.

It is thus apparent that by means of the constructions heretofore described, and materials used therefor, a magazine has been provided for either single edge or double edge safety razor blades that is light in weight and relatively small in size, being no larger than the conventional packages now on the market and hence may readily be carried from place to place by the traveler.

As the materials used and construction of the magazines is essentially the same as for the conventional safety razor blade package, conventional wrapping material and machinery may be used with but slight modifications and hence the magazines will be inexpensive to manufacture and may be discarded when empty.

The simplicity of operation of the magazine herein enables a single blade at a time readily to be removed therefrom without danger of jamming or of injury to the blade, and such removal may be accomplished even with wet hands with but the minimum of effort, and the inconvenience and diificulty incurred in removing the wrapper from the conventionally wrapped safety razor blades is dispensed with.

As many changes could be made in the above a construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of thi invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A magazine for a plurality of stacked razor blades, said magazine comprising an inner paper wrapper encompassing the lateral edges of each of such blades open at one end thereof, means integral with each of said Wrappers respectively, to position the blade therein so that the wrapper extends beyond such blade at one'end of the latter, an outer paper wrapper encompassing each of such blades and its associated inner wrapper and extending over said blade positioning means to retain the latter against its associated blade, both of said wrappers having substantially aligned juxtaposed openings through each face thereof providing access to the associated faces of such blade, and a cover for said plurality of wrapped blades, encompassing the latter, open at one end thereof, said wrapped blades being stacked in said cover with the extending ends of said inner and. outer wrappers substantially aligned with the other end of said cover and affixed thereto securely to retain said wrapped blades in said cover, said cover having an opening in a face thereof, substantially aligned with the openings in the faces of said wrappers and providing access to the exposed face of the uppermost blade in such stack whereby finger pressure on the exposed face of such uppermost blade will readily slide it out of its inner and outer wrappers and said cover through said open ends.

2. As an article of manufacture, a safety razor blade package comprising an inner paper wrapper having a substantially rectangular base with an opening therein, a flap integral with the base on each of the lateral sides thereof, a spacing tongue integral with said base, extending longitudinally thereof and positioned in a notch formed in said base at one end thereof, and an attachment flap integral with the base at one end thereof on each side of the notch therein,

a blade positioned on said base with one end thereof aligned with the root end of said spacing tongue, said spacing tongue and said lateral flaps being folded over said blade to permit movement of the latter in said wrapper only in direction opposed to said spacing tongue, an outer wrapper encompassing said inner wrapper, said outer wrapper having a base conforming substantially to the base of said inner wrapper and hayi an opening therein aligned with the opening iitsaid inner wrapper, a flap on one lateral edge; or, said outer wrapper, a cover on the other laterall edge thereof extending over said blade, said cover having an opening therein, and a flap integraljwith the base of said outer wrapper on each side; of a notch in one end thereof and folded over the flaps on the ends of said inner wrapper securely to retain said inner wrapper and blade 'insaid outer wrapper.

3. A magazine for a plurality of conventional double edge safety razor blades, said'n agazine 7 comprising a wrapper for each of such blades encompassing the lateral edges thereof, means integral with each of said wrappers to position the blade' therein so that one end of the wrapper extends beyond the associated end of such blade, said wrappers being open at the other end thereof .and each having an opening throiigh" the upper face thereof providing access to the associated face of such blade and a similar opening in its lower face, said openings being in registry, a cover for said wrapped blades encompassing the latter, open at one end thereof and afiixed at its other end to the extending ends of said wrappers, said cover having side walls scored longitudinally along the center thereof permitting collapse of the opposed faces of said cover towards each other, securely to retain the blades therebetween and prevent displacement thereof, said cover having an opening in a face thereof substantially aligned with the openings in the faces of said wrappers, whereby when finger pressure is applied on the exposed face of theblade adjacent the opening in said cover, the blade will readily slide, out of said wrapper and said cover through the open ends thereof,

EDWARD J. GRAY.

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